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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Opal Elizabeth Summy
Jan 5, 2017
Opal Elizabeth Summy was born May 3, 1920 in Pleasantville, Iowa the daughter of John and Iva (Frush) Burnham. Opal attended Pleasantville Schools, graduating with the Class of 1937. She was a member of the Pleasantville Christian Church. Opal was united in marriage to Delmar Summy on September 13, 1939. To this union four children were born: David, Madalyn, Flavia...
Carolyn Ann Zickel
Jan 1, 2017
Carolyn Ann Zickel was born June 13, 1943 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the daughter of Nick and Marie (Vander Beek) Geurts. She was raised on a farm near Pella and graduated from Pella High School. Following graduation, Carolyn worked at an insurance company in Des Moines and later at Community National Bank in Knoxville. On October 13, 1962 Carolyn was united...
Brandi Jeanne Freel
Dec 25, 2016
Brandi Jeanne Freel was born October 19, 1972 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Leo and Carol (Busick) Freel. She graduated from Pleasantville High School with the Class of 1991. She obtained her RN Degree and worked at Mercy and Methodist Hospitals in Des Moines. After Brandi earned her Master Degree she taught at DMACC and Mercy Hospital. She was...
Lena Mae Forst
Dec 20, 2016
Lena Mae “Mazie” Forst was born July 7, 1929 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Louis and Waunita Jones. She was raised in Pershing and graduated from Knoxville High School. On June 5, 1947 Mazie was united in marriage to Jack Forst. The couple made their home in Monroe. Mazie was a homemaker and mother to five sons. In later...
Patricia Ann Richards
Dec 17, 2016
A funeral for Patricia A. Richards, age 78 of Knoxville, will be held on Wednesday, December 21 at 2:00 p.m. at the Apostolic Church. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Apostolic Church. Online condolences may be left at BertrandFuneralHomes.com....
Esther Mae Steward
Dec 12, 2016
Esther Mae Steward was born October 15, 1929 in Pleasantville, Iowa the daughter of Harold and Nellie May (McCoy) Robinson. She graduated from Beech High School. In 1948 Esther was united in marriage to Lyall Parker. The couple lived in California, Nebraska and Kansas before settling in Pleasantville. Lyall passed away in 1971. In 1978 Esther married James F. Steward....
Robert Dale Van Zee
Dec 11, 2016
Funeral services for Robert Van Zee age 87 of Pleasantville will be held on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mason Funeral Home. Burial, with Military Honors, will follow in the Pleasantville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Mason Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Pleasantville American Legion...
Betty L. Miller
Dec 6, 2016
Funeral services for Betty Miller, age 88 of Knoxville, will be held at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow in the Red Rock Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....
Barry Wayne Allen
Dec 5, 2016
Barry Wayne Allen was born May 6, 1949, in Carrollton, Illinois the son of Harry and Margaret (Martin) Allen. Barry attended School in Belleville, Illinois, after which he joined the U.S. Marine Corp. He served a total of 6 years, including two tours in Vietnam. When he returned home, Barry worked for a cable T.V. company and eventually as a...
Edna M. Baumgarten
Dec 1, 2016
Edna Magalina Baumgarten was born April 21, 1924 in Warren County, Iowa the daughter Frank and Rosie (Schurman) Dittmer. She was raised in the Germantown area. On October 1, 1948 Edna was united in marriage to Gahart Noah Baumgarten in Des Moines, Iowa. The couple made their home in the Knoxville area. Edna was a member of the Trinity Lutheran...
Thomas Charles Wise
Nov 27, 2016
Thomas Charles Wise passed away at his home in Forsyth, Missouri, on November 27th. Tom was born at his grandparents’ home in Melcher, Iowa on June 24th, 1939. He was the son of Oren Wise and Irene Galvin. Tom was raised in Beech, Iowa by his grandparents Emmet and Beulah Galvin. He attended schools in Beech and Pleasantville, Iowa. He...
Earl Edward Evinger
Nov 23, 2016
Earl Edward Evinger was born May 16, 1931 in Sugar Creek, Missouri the son of Frank Edward and Lottie (Norman) Evinger. Earl was raised in Sugar Creek, Missouri and graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1949 he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Quatrocky in Bentonville, Arkansas. Earl drove a truck and the young couple made...
Karen Kay Devos
Nov 18, 2016
Karen Kay DeVos was born October 22, 1938 in Warren County, Iowa the daughter of Orlo Franklin Taylor and Frances Izetta (McClintic) Taylor. She was raised in the New Virginia, Ackworth and Indianola areas. Karen graduated from Indianola High School with the Class of 1956. One evening, while on the Knoxville square, Karen met a young man named Richard Lee...
Leroy Marion Duff
Nov 17, 2016
LeRoy Marion Duff was born June 29, 1922 in Stuart, Iowa the son of Harley and Edna (Downing) Duff. LeRoy was raised in the Stuart area and following his high school graduation in 1941, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He served in communications for 5 years during WWII, all over the world, including the D-Day invasion. Following his...
Kathryn J. Nichols
Nov 17, 2016
Kathryn J. Nichols was born October 21, 1919, in Albia, Iowa, the daughter of Harrison and Harriet (Cook) Billings. She was raised in Albia and following graduation from Albia High School, Kathryn did clerical work. On April 11, 1938, Kathryn was united in marriage to Tom Nichols. The couple eventually moved to Knoxville and Kathryn took a job at the...
Natalie Mae Fouch
Nov 15, 2016
Natalie Mae Fouch was born June 11, 1930 in Belleville, Kansas the daughter of Forrest and Opal (Lakey) Scharf. Natalie was raised in Altoona, Iowa and graduated from Altoona High School. She then enrolled in nursing school at Iowa Methodist Hospital, in Des Moines. She graduated with an R.N. degree and went to work at the V.A. Hospital in Knoxville,...
Gerald G. Kappelman
Nov 10, 2016
Gerald Gabriel Kappelman was born May 5, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was raised in Des Moines and lived there most of his life, with the exception of seven years in Arizona. Gerald was an auto mechanic most of his life, specializing in Volkswagen repair. He also worked as a security guard prior to retirement. Gerald passed away on...
Marilyn Louise Mcdonald
Nov 1, 2016
Marilyn Louise McDonald was born May 18, 1929 in Pleasantville, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas Guy Forst and Ona Priscilla (Cribb) Forst. She was raised in Pleasantville where she graduated from Pleasantville High School. On November 26, 1947 Marilyn was united in marriage to Isaac “Ike” McDonald in Princeton, Missouri. During their 50 years of marriage, the couple resided in...
Robert Leroy Bingham
Oct 30, 2016
Robert Leroy Bingham was born November 28, 1971 in Albia, Iowa the son of Robert Dewayne Ford and Michele Lynn Dursky. He was raised in Pershing and graduated from Twin Cedars High School in 1990. Bob obtained a degree in computer science from DMACC. He worked at Rain & Hail Insurance in Des Moines and later at the Hy-Vee Deli....
Ronald Wayne Moser
Oct 27, 2016
Ronald Wayne Moser was born December 23, 1940 in Chariton, Iowa the son of Glenn and Edna (Eiby) Moser. Ron graduated from Newton High School and soon after he enlisted in the United States Army. He served three years, mainly in Alaska before his honorable discharge. Ron primarily lived in the Newton and Monroe areas before moving to Knoxville in...
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